The ASUS and ROG Grand Tech Fair 2026 is on until January 17, 2027. Eligible laptop and PC purchases earn an entry to the 12 Gifts of ASUS Nationwide Raffle, and ASUS and ROG Exclusive Stores add a free Chipolo POP Smart Tracker. From November 14, weekend Mall Caravans at 13 SM Cyberzone malls offer instant GCash rebates of up to PHP5,000.

From sketches to recipes to project plans, Samsung's Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra and Tab S12+ are pitched at people who make things. The Ultra has a 14.6-inch display at just 5.1mm thin, the S12+ has a 12.6-inch screen, and both come with an in-box S Pen. Every purchase includes a free Book Cover Keyboard Slim and a 45W travel adapter.

Most scams don't hack your account, they convince you to open the door. For International Fraud Awareness Week, Coins.ph lists four schemes to watch: phishing and impersonation, fake customer support, investment scams, and task and employment scams. A GASA report found 84 percent of Filipino adults encountered a scam in the past year. Never share your OTPs, passwords, or recovery phrases.

Geely has a new home in Zamboanga City. Geely Motor Philippines and dealer partner Otto-Motto Mobility, Inc. opened Geely Zamboanga on October 30, with a 650-square-meter display area that holds up to 10 vehicles and an 820-square-meter aftersales area with four service bays. It is the 44th Geely dealership nationwide and OMMI's second, after Cagayan de Oro.

Sport and music shared the stage at Toyota Motor Asia's One Team Asia event in Nagoya. Toyota celebrated its seven Global Team Toyota Athletes, including Filipino gold medalists Carlos Yulo and Ernie Gawilan, and unveiled "New Day Rising," a regional track featuring artists like Ben&Ben, built on sounds sampled from Toyota vehicles.

More than 100 MSME owners from across Palawan gathered in Puerto Princesa City for MSME Day Palawan, led by PLDT and Smart through PLDT Enterprise with the DTI. The whole-day session covered fintech, connectivity, short-form video content creation, and artificial intelligence, with partners including Maya, mWell, RCBC, Landbank, and Cisco.

Globe is giving its mobile and broadband customers free access to AI Fiesta this Christmas. Globe Circle and Globe Platinum customers get it from November 15 to January 16, and Prepaid, Postpaid, Broadband, and TM customers get it from December 1 to 31. The platform brings AI models like Claude and Gemini together with tools for images, videos, presentations, and websites.

Importing to the Philippines just got a little less paperwork-heavy. FedEx has added an integrated duty and tax payment function to the FedEx Import Tool (FiT), so importers can submit documents, track clearance, and pay by credit card, e-wallet, or bank transfer on one platform. The tool is free for FedEx account holders and non-account customers alike.

While there are a lot of things to be ironed out, I would give this a try and rope some friends in to build a base and go exploring—after all, this is a survival game, and the concept is great.

While there are a lot of things to be ironed out, I would give Permafrost a try and rope some friends in to build a base and go exploring—after all, this is a survival game, and the concept is great.

AI is changing how students learn, and teachers are being asked to guide them. Microsoft and DepEd are training and credentialing 2,000 Filipino teachers in AI literacy through Microsoft Elevate for Educators. They are also introducing Behind the Chat, a set of classroom-ready resources on privacy, critical thinking, and healthy boundaries when students talk to AI. Training runs through May 2027.

TCL has expanded its tablet lineup with five new models, from the 11.5-inch TCL Note A1 NXTPAPER digital notebook to the 12.2-inch TCL TAB A1 Plus NXTPAPER with a pen and keyboard case in the box. Three models use TCL's NXTPAPER display technology, which the brand says is designed to reduce eye strain for reading, writing, and streaming.

Holiday spending tends to add up little by little: a gift here, a meal there, a few last-minute buys. One way to stay on track is a separate savings account for seasonal expenses. PSBank Mobile lets you open one with a valid ID and a selfie, then monitor balances in real time and set your own transaction limits.

Isuzu Philippines and dealer Isuzu Manila have turned over two TRAVIZ Utility Vans and three NPR85K Aluminum Vans to logistics platform eCarga. The TRAVIZ is built for city deliveries with up to 1,660 kg of payload, while the NPR85K six-wheeler has a 6,500 kg GVW rating and can take a 16-foot rear body.

AI is paying off in productivity, but trust is catching up more slowly. In a TCS survey of 1,333 senior leaders across 25 countries, 84 percent rank productivity as AI's top source of value, yet only 10 percent of enterprises let AI agents execute decisions without human approval. Security, risk, and governance ranked as the leading factor in how AI is deployed.